$3.2M
The oversubscribed round was led by FoodLabs to support research and manufacturing expansion.
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Bright Biotech
Bright Biotech manufactures growth factors in plants to produce affordable cultivated meat at scale.
Manchester, UK—Founded 2019
$3.2MTotal raised
Bright Biotech is a molecular farming startup based in Manchester that produces growth factors using plant chloroplasts to lower the cost of cultivated meat.
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Mohammad El Hajj
Co-founder and CEO
Mohammad is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Bright Biotech. He previously worked as a senior scientist at Protein Technologies Limited and a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Manchester.
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Anil Day
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Tariq Ali
Former employer and business mentor
Tariq serves as COO at Bright Biotech and previously co-founded BiOspace, following earlier research roles at Protein Technologies Limited and the University of Oxford.
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Farid Khan
Former employer and business mentor
Rania Deranieh
Expert in cell culture
Rania co-founded Bright Biotech, where she serves as Chief Research and Innovation Officer following roles as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product and Innovation Officer. She previously held postdoctoral research positions at the University of Manchester, the Hussman Institute for Autism, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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